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06-23-2003, 07:56 PM
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IE address box search
Internet Explorer allows you to configure the address box (whatever it is
called where you type the URL) so that you can type keywords to do a search through your favorite search engine (Yahoo, Google, etc). What I've noticed, though, is that no matter what search engine you setup IE *always* connects to Microsoft first before passing the info on to the search engine. Why? Is MS tracking search engine queries? Is there a way to turn this off? starwars |
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06-23-2003, 11:09 PM
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Re: IE address box search
starwars wrote:
>Internet Explorer allows you to configure the address box (whatever it is >called where you type the URL) so that you can type keywords to do a search >through your favorite search engine (Yahoo, Google, etc). > >What I've noticed, though, is that no matter what search engine you setup >IE *always* connects to Microsoft first before passing the info on to the >search engine. > >Why? Is MS tracking search engine queries? Is there a way to turn this >off? Use Mozilla instead, or block the M$ IP Address it connects to, or better yet, do both. |
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06-25-2003, 09:05 AM
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Re: IE address box search
Tools>Internet Options>Advanced tab> Search From Address Bar has all the
configurable options. I just turned it off and set my homepage to Google. Google knows all! KC "starwars" <Use-Author-Supplied-Address-Header@[127.1]> wrote in message news: elinux.net... > Internet Explorer allows you to configure the address box (whatever it is > called where you type the URL) so that you can type keywords to do a search > through your favorite search engine (Yahoo, Google, etc). > > What I've noticed, though, is that no matter what search engine you setup > IE *always* connects to Microsoft first before passing the info on to the > search engine. > > Why? Is MS tracking search engine queries? Is there a way to turn this > off? > |
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